1. This project made by Parubina Jekaterina,Feoktistova Dasha and Ivannikova Lisa 8 a 2011

2. New Year Christmas Old New Year
31of December of January of January
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3. The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day
The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes beating at 12 o'clock. 3

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5. There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia
There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with coloured lights and decorations. 5

6. But the main symbol of this day is Ded Moroz ("Grandfather Frost")
But the main symbol of this day is Ded Moroz ("Grandfather Frost"). It is a large, bearded and grandfatherly man resembling Santa Claus. Instead of elves to help him, Ded Moroz has his grand- daughter Snegurochka ("Snowy"), with whom he lives somewhere in the northern forest. 6

7. Young children are told that Ded Moroz will bring them presents if they are good. They write a letter to him. And they write what they would like to receive on the New Year. 7

8. A renewed holiday in our country is Christmas
A renewed holiday in our country is Christmas. It is celebrated on the 7th of January. It's a religious holiday and a lot of people go to church services on that day 8

9. Christmas is celebrated in Russia as a religious holiday
Christmas is celebrated in Russia as a religious holiday. In Russia the Christmas holiday has been celebrated since the X century, when Christianity was spread on the Russian lands . We live in the XXI century,and today the celebration of Christmas is different from that how it was marked before. 9

10. Russian Christmas now is a family holiday
Russian Christmas now is a family holiday. We can celebrate Christmas with friends, colleagues. We often find ourselves surrounded by people - everywhere they involve us in the festive whirlwind. But it is better to meet Christmas with the family. 10

11. In addition, if you're a person not very religious - Christmas may still be for you a wonderful, funny and memorable holiday. In the end, a meeting with the beloved people is always a feast. In this sense Christmas is not just a meal in a narrow family circle. 11

12. The Old New Year is one of the most favorite holidays of many Russians
The Old New Year is one of the most favorite holidays of many Russians. It is a continuation of the New Year, an extra holiday, the result of interchange of the era. 12

13. Many people can celebrate the New Year once again.
Russians celebrate two new years: the Old and the New ones. The Old New Year is celebrated after the New Year. It is celebrated at night on the th of January.
Many people can celebrate the New Year once again. 13

14. This holiday is after the Christmas Advent
This holiday is after the Christmas Advent. It is a very charming and quiet holiday. We see old year off and greet the new one at the same time. All bad and unpleasant moments remain in the past, but good and enjoyable things stay in the new year.
But people go to work and children go to school on this day, although it is a holiday. 14

15. It is accompanied by holding ceremonies
It is accompanied by holding ceremonies. For example: cooking porridge, sowing seeds and cooking dumplings with little surprises. Many people tell fortunes at this time. 15

16. The Old New Year is celebrated in the way like the New Year .
But not only Russians like this holiday. It is celebrated in Serbia, Montenegro and Switzerland.
We like this holiday because it is a continuation of a real, mysterious and the best New Year’s fairytale. 16